Campus & Community

Monica J. Allen, vice chancellor and general counsel at Washington University in St. Louis, will retire from the university Nov. 3 after nearly 20 years of service, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. 

Two WashU faculty members have been appointed to leadership posts supporting the university’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator.

Abram Van Engen, chair of the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, has been named the next director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. Van Engen has published widely on religion and literature.

Carmon Colangelo, the Ralph J. Nagel Dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, will conclude his deanship effective June 30, 2026. Colangelo will continue to serve as WashU’s E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts. He will return to teaching, after a yearlong sabbatical, in fall 2027.

Dwight A. McBride has been installed as the inaugural Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. A lecture and reception to celebrate his appointment were held Dec. 10 in Holmes Lounge.

Cory Berkland has been named the inaugural Mark and Becky Ruhmann Levin Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University.

At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 6, numerous faculty members were appointed or granted tenure, with most new titles and roles taking effect that day.

Joshua S. Yuan, chair of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, was installed as the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor Oct. 17.

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 27, numerous faculty members were granted tenure, effective that day.

Apryle M. Gladney has been appointed interim vice chancellor and chief human resources officer at WashU, announced Nichol Luoma, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer. Her new role took effect Oct. 15.